5 W's
Who: Anyone
What: Side threads are off shoots of a primary thread scene. They occur in the same time and at the same place as the primary thread. Side threads are not
- Private
- A continuation/new scene
Where: Side threads are created in the same forum as the primary thread. They are occurring within that primary thread.
When: Side threads are appropriate for scenes with larger number of toons. Examples include Court, Consillium, Eternal Seasons, Shard scenes. They are also appropriate for when the ST says they are.
Why: They are to help facilitate RP by allowing a small group of toons interact in a smaller group/conversation set up.
Example
Nexus I
Who: 13 Toons + Faceless mass
Where: Nexus
In the main thread, 4 toons establish that they are talking/interacting with each other and not the room at large:
Thus a side thread can now be set up!Originally posted by Asa:
How to Set Up
In the same forum as the primary thread, create a new topic.
The top of the page should already show existing open threads, including the primary thread. Click on the threadID button to add it to the Categories and Link the side thread to the primary thread. Add additional and appropriate categories. (In the example: Nexus & Millarr)
Add the original title of the primary thread in parentheses and add an additional appropriate title for the side thread.
Add content to the start of the thread and post.
In the primary thread, a post is made to notify participants/STs about the creation of the side thread. This post includes a link to the side thread.
With the auto-linking feature now triggered, once a toon posts in the side thread, their posting marble should automatically drop from the primary thread and be added instead to the side thread.
How to Leave
Once a toon is ready to leave the side thread and rejoin the primary thread, they should utilize the Exit Scene feature. (This feature can be used to leave a scene altogether as well)
In the advanced editor, under the expenditure option, enter ExitScene
This will remove the toon's marble tracker from the scene and they are able to rejoin the primary or leave the scene entirely.
Final Note
Once a side scene is started and correctly linked, it will show at the top of the primary thread along with the appropriate marble trackers.